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As people grow older, they begin to find ways to be more productive and make use of their time. For senior citizens, in particular, they find that there is even more time they need to utilize and want to do so effectively. Many will go out and find other jobs while others will pursue hobbies […]

Every year, the American Heart Association celebrates Heart Month to raise awareness about heart disease and heart health. What you may not know is that martial arts are great for the heart. In fact, the cardiac benefits of martial arts give a whole new meaning to the idea of cardiovascular fitness. With that in mind, […]

Grade school can be quite the experience for any child. It is a place where a child not only learns academically but one where a child must learn to socialize and function in the world. Unfortunately, there are a lot of negative experiences that a child may have when going through school. Whatever those experiences […]

“Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.” – Abraham Lincoln The word Discipline is rooted in the Latin disciplina, or learning. In the middle ages, the word underwent a massive change, and was used by radical monks as the term for (learning by) “pain inflicted upon one’s self.” Basically, […]

Be Determined If you asked 100 people to make a list of the top 10 characteristics of the most successful people, Determination would appear on almost every single one. From driving a ball towards a goal in just about any sport, to getting homework done in time to play, Determination is constantly being tested in the […]

Each month at Legacy, we spend about 3 minutes of every kids’ class discussing our Character Skill of the Month. This month, the focus is responsibility. Martial Arts is the most amazing sport for teaching students of all ages about responsibility. It’s a solo sport, meaning that each student is responsible for his or her […]

The Martial Mentor is back! And WOW did some things happen over the past few months! You need this article; we all do right now. Whether you’re a business owner, a parent, a student of Martial Arts, or just someone that stumbled across this, this post is for you. The focus? How to turn a Crisis into an opportunity for Greatness. […]

(5-10 minute read) Every January and February, a super-contagious disease spreads through Martial Arts schools across the country. Whether the school teaches 50 students, or 500 students, kids around the world suddenly become inconsolable when it comes to attending the very same classes that they were so excited to be a part of just 2 […]

A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., US Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Experience beats the present, any day. My wife and I just got back from San Antonio this weekend, where we decided to start a new tradition […]

All sports have the potential to positively impact your child, but not all teams are the same. If I spent the next 5 minutes explaining to you why Legacy is different than other martial arts schools, you’d tune out now. I want you to be a part of our Family, but you and I both […]